Put Down That Weapon Chords by Midnight Oil

Tempo:
109.3 bpm
Chords used:

C

Em

D

Am

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Midnight Oil - Put Down That Weapon chords
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[G] [B] [Em] [G] [A] [G]
[Em] [G] [D] Under [E] the [D] waterline
No [B] place to [Am] retire
[D] To [G] another [C] time
[Am]
[B] The eyes [Fm] of the world now [Am] [D] turn
[Em] And if we think [C] about [Am] [D] it
[Em] And if we talk [C] [Am] about [D] it
[Em] And if the skies [C] go [Am] dark, the rain
[D] [Em]
Can't [C] tell me, does [Am] our [D] freedom remain
[Em] Put down that [C] weapon
[Em] Or [Am] we'll [C] all be [Bm] gone
[Em] You can't hide nowhere
[Am] With a [C] torchlight [D] on
And [C] it happens to [Em] be [C] An emergency
[Em]
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D] Some [C] things [D] don't come for [Am] free
[C]
[Em] Under [C] [Em]
[D]
[E] the waterline
Point [Dm]
[E] the finger [C] down, point [D] the bow
[C] It's a harbor town
[D] The
[Em] gray metal [C] ships call [A] home
[Em] And if we think [C] about [Am] it
[D] And if [Em] we talk [C] about [Am] it
[D] And [Em] if we live [C] a violent [Am] [D] life
[Em] Can't [C] tell me, [A] what you'll do [D] about [Em] it
Put down that [C] [Em] weapon
[Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone
[Em] I must know [C] [Em] something
[Am] To [C] know it's [D] so wrong
[Bm]
[C] And it happens to be An [Em] emergency
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D]
[C] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for free
[C]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [C] [Em] [C]
[Bm] [D] [A]
[B] They keep talking about
[D]
[B] Making it so bad
[D] [A] They [B] keep [Bm] talking about
Making it so [Em] bad
[C] [Em]
[Am] [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [Em]
[Am] [C] [D] [Bm]
[C] It happens to be an emergency
[Em]
[C] Some things aren't meant to [D] be
[Em] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for free
[C]
[Em] Put down that weapon
[Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone
[Em] I must [C] know something
[Em]
[Am] To [C] know it's so [D] wrong
[C] And it happens to [Em] be [C] An [Em] emergency
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D]
[C] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for free
[C]
[Em] Put down that weapon
[Am] Or [C] we'll all be [D] gone
[Em] You must be crazy
[Am] If [C] you think [D] you're strong
[G]
[C] Cause it happens [Em] to be [C] An [Em] emergency
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D]
[Em] And some [D] things don't [Am] come for [C] free
[Em]
Key:  
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Midnight Oil - Put Down That Weapon chords, practice playing Am, C, Am, D, Em, C, D, C and Em in sequence. Start with a comfortable 54 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 109. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Major in mind.

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[G] _ [B] _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] Under [E] the [D] waterline
_ _ _ No [B] place to [Am] retire
_ [D] _ To [G] another [C] time
_ [Am] _ _ _
[B] The eyes [Fm] of the world now [Am] [D] turn
[Em] And if we think [C] about [Am] [D] it
[Em] And if we talk [C] [Am] about [D] it
[Em] And if the skies [C] go [Am] dark, the rain
_ [D] _ [Em] _
Can't [C] tell me, does [Am] our [D] freedom remain _
[Em] Put down that [C] weapon
_ [Em] Or [Am] we'll [C] all be [Bm] gone _ _
[Em] You can't hide nowhere _
[Am] With a [C] torchlight [D] _ on
And [C] it happens to [Em] be [C] An emergency
[Em] _
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D] Some [C] things [D] don't come for [Am] free
[C] _
[Em] Under _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[E] the _ waterline
Point [Dm] _
[E] the finger [C] down, point [D] the bow _
[C] It's a harbor town
[D] The _ _ _
[Em] gray metal [C] ships call [A] _ home
[Em] And if we think [C] about [Am] it
_ [D] And if [Em] we talk [C] about [Am] it
[D] And [Em] if we live [C] a violent [Am] _ [D] life _
[Em] Can't [C] tell me, [A] what you'll do [D] about [Em] it
Put down that [C] _ [Em] weapon _
[Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone _
[Em] I must know [C] _ [Em] something
[Am] To [C] know it's [D] so wrong
_ [Bm]
[C] And it happens to be An [Em] emergency
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D] _
[C] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for free
[C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A]
[B] They keep talking about
_ _ [D] _
[B] Making it so bad
_ [D] _ [A] They [B] keep [Bm] talking about
Making it so [Em] bad
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[C] It happens to be an emergency
[Em]
[C] Some things aren't meant to [D] be
[Em] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for free
[C] _ _
[Em] _ Put down that weapon _ _
[Am] Or [C] we'll all [D] be gone _
[Em] I _ must [C] know something
[Em] _ _
[Am] To [C] know it's so [D] wrong
[C] And it happens to [Em] be [C] An [Em] emergency
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D] _
[C] Some things [D] don't come [Am] for free
[C] _ _
[Em] _ Put down that weapon _ _
[Am] Or [C] we'll all be [D] _ gone
[Em] You must be crazy _
[Am] If [C] you think [D] you're strong
[G]
[C] Cause it happens [Em] to be [C] An [Em] emergency
[C] Some things aren't meant to be
[D] _
[Em] And some [D] things don't [Am] come for [C] free _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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